"Every girl is expected to have caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall butt, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, and the arms of Michelle Obama. The only person close to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes. Everyone else is struggling." - Tina Fey

Sunday, June 17, 2012

It's been a while since I participated in Visible Monday, and the last time I was also showcasing a gift from my sister Lisa! Well, this wonderful lady gifted me with a box of clothes she was either tired of or thought suited me better. It was like Christmas in June!

To church on Sunday, I wore this hot pink camisole and matching floral sweater. Earlier,I couldn't wait to wear it, but I had a problem...I wanted to wear it with a skirt, and I didn't have a skirt that would match it.

I went on the hunt for a white skirt, and you know, they're not as easy to find as you'd think! I finally found a flowy one I liked at Marshall's for a little over 12 dollars. (I'd also like to find a shorter white skirt to go with this as well.)

OK, thought I'd get the obligatory bathroom shot out of the way. (I've been texting my sis a picture every time I wear one of her gifted items!)

Well, naturally I needed the right shoes for this long flowy skirt. Visiting my daughter at the Bergner's where she works in Bloomington, IL, I found these babies on sale for 60 per cent off! Yes, that's a serious wedge...higher than it even looks in that picture...but I wore them to church Sunday and suffered no pain.

Here they are, on my tootsies.

A shot before I remembered to put my shoes back on. Honestly, this skirt would look fine with some pretty flats, but I wanted the slightly dressier look of a wedge heel for church.

Camisole and sweater: gifted

Cuff bracelet: gifted

Skirt: Dimri via Marshall's

Shoes: Mia via Bergner's

Another shot with the shoes. I'm excited about this entire outfit, but I can style this skirt in so many ways this summer! I'm looking forward to it (by the way, it feels lighter-than-air on, but has a built-in slip that comes to about mid-thigh.)

A recipe for "German's Chocolate Cake" first appeared in a Dallas, Texas newspaper in 1957.That it was sent in by a Dallas homemaker is all we know..... According to Patricia Riso, a spokeswomen for Kraft foods, It used a brand of chocolate bar called "German's" which had been developed in 1852, by an English Confectioner named Sam German, who was employed by Baker's Chocolate Company.The cake had an immediate and enthusiastic response, and requests about where to find the German's chocolate bar were so numerous that General Foods (who owned Baker's Chocolate) decided to send pictures of the cake to newspapers all around the country.Everywhere the recipe had the same response and the sales for German's Chocolate exploded so they could make this cake!

German Chocolate Cake doesn't happen to be my favorite cake. That honor would go to the Brownie Chocolate Cake my mom makes, and which I make a lot as well. It resembles a Texas Sheet Cake. I also love red velvet cake.